Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal

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Margalit “Maggie” Ruth Gyllenhaal[1][2][3] (/ˈdʒɪlənhɔːl/;[4] born November 16, 1977)[5] is an American actress and film producer. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Achs, and the older sister of fellow actor Jake Gyllenhaal.

Gyllenhaal began her career as a teenager with small roles in several of her father’s films, and appeared with her brother in the cult favorite Donnie Darko (2001). She then appeared in Adaptation, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (both 2002), and Mona Lisa Smile (2003). Gyllenhaal received critical acclaim for her leading roles in the erotic romantic comedy drama Secretary (2002) and the drama Sherrybaby (2006). Each of her performances in these two films earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. After several commercially successful films in 2006, including World Trade Center, she received wider recognition for playing Rachel Dawes in Christopher Nolan’s 2008 superhero film The Dark Knight.

For her performance as a single mother in Crazy Heart (2009), she received a nomination for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She subsequently starred in the comedies and dramas: Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010), Hysteria (2011), and Won’t Back Down (2012). Her other acting efforts were in the action-thriller White House Down (2013), in which she played a Secret Service agent, and in 2014’s Frank, playing a musician. She also produced and starred in the drama The Kindergarten Teacher (2018).

Gyllenhaal has also been involved in theatre; she has appeared in five stage productions since 2000. In 2014, she made her Broadway debut in a revival of The Real Thing. In addition to film and theatre, she starred in several television series, including the BBC political-thriller miniseries The Honourable Woman. For her performance, she won a Golden Globe award for Best Actress, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She also produced and starred in the HBO period drama series The Deuce (2017–19). Gyllenhaal has been married to actor Peter Sarsgaard since 2009 and they have two children together.

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